Lot 333. The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), "Welsh Plumes" Shilling, 1676, CAROLVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, second laureate and draped bust right, plume below bust, rev. no stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, five strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, plume at centre, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips -; ESC 1049 [R2]; Bull 540 [R2]; S.3376), richly cabinet toned with colourful reddish-orange hues overlying lustre in legends, a bolder fine / almost very fine, extremely rare.Provenance, The L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two, Acquired privately from Spink, 6 March 1975, Spink Numismatic Circular, March 1975, no. 2144 - £90 Estimate: £600 - £1000